Study Day Program: New Approaches to Performance Art (Vienna, 29 Jan-19 Jun 26)Wien, Jan 29–Jun 19, 2026

The Study Day Program provides a platform for exchange with international experts whose recently published research has articulated critical perspectives on key questions in art history. This year’s theme is New Approaches to Performance Art. Conceived as a series of lectures and reading workshops, the program addresses advanced students, PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and other interested participants, and is realized in collaboration with art institutions in Vienna.

STUDY DAY 1: David J. Getsy (University of Virginia)

29 January, 6pm: “Illegitimate Heirs: Queer Artists’ Claims on the Modernist Canon”, lecture by David J. Getsy, mumok kino

30 January, 10am–1pm: reading workshop with David J. Getsy on his book "Queer Behavior: Scott Burton and Performance Art" (2022), Department of Art History, University of Vienna

STUDY DAY 2: Sabeth Buchmann (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna)

24 April, 3-6pm: “Performing bodies in/as/against systems”, talk and tour with Sabeth Buchmann, Kontakt Collection

25 April, 10am–1pm: reading workshop with Sabeth Buchmann on performance, cybernetics and infrastructure, Department of Art History, University of Vienna

STUDY DAY 3: Caroline Lillian Schopp (Johns Hopkins University)

18 June, 5pm: “In-action: Viennese Actionism and the Passivities of Performance Art”, lecture by Caroline Lillian Schopp, mumok kino

19 June, 10am–1pm: reading workshop with Caroline Lillian Schopp on her book "In-action: Viennese Actionism and the Passivities of Performance Art" (2025), Department of Art History, University of Vienna

Further Information:https://newapproachestoperformanceart.cargo.site/

Registration for reading workshops:studydays.arthistory@univie.ac.at

Organization:Christoph ChwatalDavid MisteliKatrin PirnerSophia Rohwetter

Supported by:University of ViennaÖsterreichische Ludwig-StiftungMumokKontakt Collection

New Approaches to Performance Art

Study Day Program 2026

David J. Getsy (University of Virginia)

Lecture Jan 29, 2026, 6pm, mumok kino

Illegitimate Heirs: Queer Artists’ Claims on the Modernist Canon

Reading Workshop Jan 30, 10am−1pm, Department of Art History, University of Vienna, SR1 (3F-EG-07)

Queer Behavior: Scott Burton and Performance Art (2022), intro. & chap. 3

Jan 29−30, 2026

Sabeth Buchmann (Academy of Finde Arts Vienna)

Talk and Tour April 24, 3−6pm, Kontakt Collection, ERSTE Foundation

Performing bodies in/as/against systems Reading Workshop April 25, 2026,  10am−1pm, Department of Art History, University of Vienna, SR1 (3F-EG-07)

TBA

April 24−25, 2026

Caroline Lillian Schopp (Johns Hopkins University)

Lecture June 18, 2026, 5pm, mumok kino

In-action: Viennese Actionism and the Passivities of Performance Art

Reading Workshop June 19, 2026, 10am−1pm, Department of Art History, University of Vienna, SR1 (3F-EG-07)

In-action: Viennese Actionism and the Passivities of Performance Art (2025)

June 18−19, 2026

To participate in a workshop

and for access to reading materials,

please register two weeks

in advance via

studydays.arthistory@univie.ac.at

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